LETTER: Strikers lose out
Trade unions can trumpet victory all they like, but it is their members who suffer from loss of pay
25 November 2019 - 16:36
Not only can SAA not afford the wage increase that has been granted, it appears it cannot even afford to pay salaries at the end of this month, ("Insolvent SAA cannot afford the 5.9% pay deal it signed (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2019-11-24-insolvent-saa-cannot-afford-the-59-wage-increase-it-has-signed/)", November 25).
The last round of labour law amendments has taken a careful look at strikes and their management. The introduction of a secret ballot and greater ministerial authority over non-functional strikes has taken the issue one step further...
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